2024-04-17 17:56
Are you avoiding reading anything about Trump’s first criminal trial? Actually, this is the FIRST US President to have had a criminal trial, ever! And since he keeps ignoring his gag… Read More
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2024-04-14 16:54
This scene from the 2004 movie “Downfall” has become a regular meme, so it is not surprising that it would get used for Donald Trump.
My question is, just when will Judge Ei… Read More
2024-04-13 16:17
Do you think Republicans wouldn’t try this?
© Mike LuckovichAfter all, a Republican candidate for the US Senate recently suggested that residents of nursing homes are not quali… Read More
2024-04-10 14:49
Someone used AI to (humorously) show how Donald Trump could win nomination at the GOP convention.
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2024-04-02 17:26
Axios reports that some House Republicans, including Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, a member of GOP leadership, introduced a bill to rename Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to the &ldq&hell…Read More
2024-03-20 21:59
Now that Donald Trump has been fined around half a billion dollars for defrauding New York state, he finds himself in quite a pickle. A few days ago, Trump and his attorneys said that Trump… Read More
2024-03-12 21:15
Even if he only does his thing once a week, it is so good to have him doing a regular show again.
And he even makes fun of himself.
I love his takedown of Republicans who claim that… Read More
2024-03-11 18:28
This is a very powerful video. It starts out with Jimmy Kimmel making fun of Donald Trump during the Oscars last night, and then goes on to provide tons of evidence that Trump doesn’t… Read More
2024-03-10 17:35
SNL’s cold open of the State of the Union. The best part is Scarlet Johansson nailing the Republican response.
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2024-03-05 05:48
There is more and more evidence the Orange one’s Cheese has slipped off his cracker:
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Bitches
Grumpy Trumpy Felon! Read More
2024-03-01 17:32
They forgot Amy Cony Barrett!
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2024-03-01 05:50
Stephen Colbert makes fun of the fact the Supreme Court can’t decide if Trump can’t just ignore any law he doesn’t like. So they are just going to drag their heels until th… Read More
2024-02-26 06:04
Donald Trump recently started selling shoes. And SNL decided to make fun of them. As they say, the shoes don’t make you any better, they just let you lie about it and get other people… Read More
2024-02-23 18:33
John Oliver pulls off a magnificent episode about rampant grift by the Supreme Court, with a special emphasis on Clarence Thomas. And don’t miss the end of the show!
Related pos… Read More
2024-02-22 18:13
I know some people were upset by Jon Stewart’s first Daily Show in 9 years, because he said something negative about Joe Biden. It didn’t bother me, and as most readers of this b… Read More
2024-02-19 06:19
The Lincoln released another ad, this one using AI, to imagine what Fred Trump would say about Donny if he were still alive.
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Bitches
If at first you d… Read More
2024-02-15 19:28
Donald Trump has now repeated publicly that if a NATO country is delinquent on its dues, that he would not only refuse to aid that country, but would allow (and even encourage) Russia to do… Read More
2024-02-12 20:13
Republican supporters of Donald Trump created the meme of “Dark Brandon” to attack Joe Biden. But Biden and his administration liked the meme so much they adopted it as their own… Read More
2024-02-09 21:05
The MAGA-sphere is having a full-on meltdown hissy fit about Taylor Swift, who had the audacity to encourage young people to vote. How Dare She!!!
I would write more about this, but Brian… Read More
2024-02-07 22:49
The Lincoln Project has a great new ad that attacks Donald Trump for killing the bipartisan border bill.
Even better, the producers say, “The next ad in this series is in producti… Read More
2024-02-07 03:46
Today was a very bad day for Republican politicians. Here’s a few things that happened:
Ronna Romney McDaniel, the chair of the RNC, announced she will step down later this month. S… Read More
2024-01-25 22:06
Republicans demanded changes to US border policies before they would pass any aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Which is crazy, since the two things aren’t related. In fact, Senate M… Read More
2024-01-23 01:21
Why in the world does anyone pay any attention to the Iowa caucuses?
© Gary VarvelIowa is a small, overwhelmingly white, evangelical state, which forces it’s population of rura… Read More
2024-01-15 04:16
The SCOTUS is wracking their brains for Donald Trump. Who knows, maybe they will anoint him King for Life?
© Tom Tomorrow
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Insurrection!
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2024-01-10 02:38
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t!
© Matt DaviesIf at first you don’t succeed…
© KALPoor me!
© Monte Wolverton
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2023-12-30 03:35
I actually believe that Donald Trump is guilty of absolutely obvious insurrection, and is not eligible to hold the office of president. The evidence is overwhelming. Anyone who says “i… Read More
2023-12-13 13:21
Stephen Colbert seems to have survived his appendix, and returned to Late Night. Thank goodness!
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2023-11-29 17:01
It looks like The House will finally vote to expel “George Santos” from Congress, despite the fact that it is likely that he will be replaced by a Democrat. But that just shows R… Read More
2023-11-25 20:08
This was posted on Thanksgiving Day, but I was too busy eating to post it.
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Switching Lawyers in the… Read More
2023-11-20 19:37
Sarah Silverman is hilarious!
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2023-11-07 20:50
Lawrence O’Donnell points out that Donald Trump, who always seems to think he is the smartest person in the room, uttered the stupidest thing he could possibly say during his fraud cas… Read More
2023-10-31 10:45
On Hallowe’en, the monsters come out!
© Tom TomorrowWill the Democrats save the day? Stay tuned!!!
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2023-10-24 05:34
© Tom TomorrowYou know, it doesn’t have to be like this. I recently returned from a trip that included Rwanda, which just a couple of decades ago was in the middle of a horrible g… Read More
2023-10-17 00:30
The more you read about Jim Jordan, the worse he looks. You probably know that he was a founding member of the “Freedom Caucus”, which is the Republican group that is keeping the… Read More
2023-10-11 02:19
© Ward SuttonI don’t really understand why Joe Biden’s favorability ratings are so low. I think he has been doing a good job as president. In fact, I’ve been watch… Read More
2023-10-04 15:24
On May 3, 2016, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), made the following prediction:
“If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it.”
© M… Read More
2023-09-28 13:16
New York Times columnist David Brooks complains about the high cost of airport whiskey.
© Jen Sorensen
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2023-09-27 09:52
Yes, the right wing, the same people who claim that the Second Amendment guarantees the absolute right to bear arms, now want to lock up Hunter Biden because he purchased a gun (which he nev… Read More
2023-09-25 11:44
This short clip provides some interesting information about one of TFG’s trials and also about Hunter Biden’s trial. I haven’t seen either of these mentioned much, but they… Read More
2023-08-14 01:39
I will be off the grid for a while starting tomorrow (Tuesday). Feel free to post interesting happenings as comments to this post. –Iron Knee
© Clay Bennett
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2023-08-05 17:38
The Wall Street Journal has an article that doesn’t bode well for our democracy:
Many Republicans refuse to acknowledge Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, saying they have lost faith… Read More
2023-08-02 00:36
As everyone probably already knows, Donald Trump was indicted again by a grand jury, this time regarding the insurrection that happened on January 6, 2021. Jack Smith held a very short press… Read More
2023-07-26 06:56
Grift in politics is nothing new, but in the last few years has blossomed into widespread corruption and lies. The biggest flood came from Donald Trump, who during his tenure in the White Ho… Read More
2023-07-22 05:28
Joe Biden approves this message from Marjorie Taylor Greene.
I approve this message. pic.twitter.com/f1q5giNM8j— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 18, 2023First time I’ve ever heard… Read More
2023-07-16 15:51
Progress Action Fund has a wild ad running in Ohio now.
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2023-06-23 17:28
I have nothing to add to this fantastic song parody. Brilliant!
If that isn’t enough Randy Rainbow for you, check out his video where he is running for president!
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2023-06-22 18:48
Yesterday, the ongoing feud between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert spilled out onto the floor of the house. Both are far-right “Freedom Caucus” members. What they are… Read More
2023-06-20 15:43
If this clip is not being aired in digital ads by liberal groups by later tonight they are not doing their jobs. Just brutal. pic.twitter.com/l16rOAMOLp— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq… Read More
2023-06-17 13:53
To be honest, I’m surprised that any decent lawyers would ever agree to work for Donald Trump. It can’t be worth any amount of money Trump might pay. And that’s assuming th… Read More
2023-06-13 01:23
I was wondering when someone would do a nice rant about Donald Trump and the indictment. This one is pretty good, and as an added bonus, is fairly short and to the point.
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2023-06-09 18:41
This morning, just hours after his indictment, two of Donald Trump’s main defense lawyers in the classified documents case decided to cut bait, announcing that they would no longer be… Read More
2023-06-07 20:16
Donald Trump just can’t help panicking and pissing all over himself, even when he is being asked questions by someone like Sean Hannity, who is totally on his side. No wonder Trump&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-06-04 15:19
I haven’t posted for a few weeks, but I’ve been closely watching the US inching closer to a disastrous dumb default. Listening to popular news media, you would have been bombarde… Read More
2023-05-14 18:28
A civil court jury, including at least one vocal Trump supporter, unanimously declared Donald Trump liable for both sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll, and defaming her, awarding her $5 millio… Read More
2023-04-29 00:36
It is more likely that Fox News ends up with a replacement for Tucker Carlson who is just as bad as him, and maybe even worse. It’s just locked into the genes of Fox News. They need to… Read More
2023-04-26 23:47
Florida is the state where tin-pot dictators go to die. Just ask Ronald D. DeSantis, who is about to have his future completely destroyed by Disney (the very model of a Mickey Mouse outfit)… Read More
2023-04-18 15:37
You just need these cool new glasses that you can buy from Trump’s campaign!
© Tom TomorrowAnd all the other insidious menaces that vie for your attention, now including Nuclea… Read More
2023-04-15 20:18
Usually, when you see that word, you think about Donald Trump, but not this week! The grifter supreme right now is Clarence Thomas. Thomas was young and inexperienced when he was nominated t… Read More
2023-04-14 00:13
Hopefully you missed it, but Donald Trump had a lengthy interview with Tucker Carlson this week. And apparently, Jimmy Kimmel was not impressed. For example, Trump claimed that “the bi… Read More
2023-04-10 10:49
Another case of not being able to distinguish satire from reality?
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2023-04-04 11:28
While the media televises Trump taking his limousine in NYC (yawn), Randy Rainbow provides us with some real entertainment.
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2023-03-31 17:41
Yesterday morning, I published two cartoons about Donald Trump getting indicted. I actually wrote it the night before, but published it early the next morning. And lo and behold, a few hours… Read More
2023-03-30 11:13
Donald Trump is claiming that the investigations into his crimes are a “witch hunt” against a presidential candidate. But his followers don’t seem to see the gross hypocris… Read More
2023-03-28 17:12
Two stories paint a dismal picture of the good old USA. The first is a study that shows that while life expectancy around the world decreased in 2020 due to COVID-19, most countries were abl… Read More
2023-03-14 05:45
In 2008, the dot.com meltdown cratered a bunch of tech companies. In response, Obama got Dodd-Frank passed, to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. Then Donald Trump got elected, and he… Read More
2023-03-12 20:48
Former VP Mike Pence is not the first member of the administration of Donald Trump to attack their former boss, but he is the first presidential contender to do so. At the annual Gridiron di… Read More
2023-03-04 05:32
I freakin’ love her!
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2023-02-19 19:41
I’m sure most of you know about the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox “News” Corporation, which claims that FNC defamed Dominion by spreading lies that Dominion&r&hell…Read More
2023-02-11 01:09
After the GOP got baited by Biden, then this?
© Nick AndersonThey just can’t help themselves.
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2023-02-08 04:45
I have not watched a State of the Union speech for a long time, but for some reason I felt like watching Joe Biden’s speech tonight. I’m really glad I did. If you didn’t se… Read More
2023-02-05 20:01
One might even say that it is ballooning! Ever since the Chinese weather/spy balloon was sighted over the US and getting media attention, Republicans have been attacking Biden for how he han… Read More
2023-01-31 17:14
I fear that US politics is so crazy, that most voters have just tuned completely out.
© Tom TomorrowNot everyone is hurt by all this chaos, some thrive on it. You might have had prob… Read More
2023-01-26 18:03
The first Randy Rainbow song of this year, a parody of “Master of the House” from Les Misérables. Not safe for work!
An added bonus for true Randy Rainbow fans, here… Read More
2023-01-24 18:57
And now, classified documents have been discovered at the residence of Mike Pence, despite the fact that Pence claimed he didn’t have any.
Now, don’t get me wrong. It is not a… Read More
2023-01-21 06:23
Lying Rep. George Santos is the humor gift that keeps on giving.
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) is an actual recipient of the Wilson Prize for High-Energy Particle Accelerator Physics. Foster w… Read More
2023-01-20 01:15
CNN catches Republican Congressman Byron Donalds being completely hypocritical.
CNN's VICTOR BLACKWELL: You haven't called for Santos to resign.BYRON DONALDS: I don't think that's the jo… Read More
2023-01-17 01:10
Actually, it is WAY more than twice.
One thing about the recent Speaker of the House election that seems to have been largely ignored (including by most media outlets) is that the MAGA 20… Read More
2023-01-15 23:15
I’d like to share an interesting source on the internet with you. I’ve been enjoying watching videos on YouTube from Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a physicist who mainly posts v… Read More
2023-01-06 15:51
Today is the anniversary of Donald Trump’s insurrection against Congress two years ago. Notice that the 20 Congress-critters who are currently shutting down the House are some of the s… Read More
2022-12-31 15:03
Why does the economy change? Why do we have economic recessions and even depressions?
Tom the Dancing Bug explains it all with a simple example.
© Ruben BollingNow we just have to… Read More
2022-12-15 20:14
In an interview, Michael Cohen makes a good point that Donald Trump is not actually running for president. The whole interview is interesting.
Cohen points out that Trump had done exact… Read More
2022-12-06 12:47
Republicans are very slowly condemning Donald Trump for calling for the termination of the Constitution, but they will still vote for him in the next presidential election.
© Kevin S… Read More
2022-12-04 00:46
A federal judge exercised his right to free speech, and told Florida gov Ron Desantis to sit down and STFU. The judge blocked state officials from enforcing a key part of the new “Stop… Read More
2022-11-12 21:39
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and said it was up to each state to decide abortion rights, there have been six states that put the fate of reproductive rights on the ballot… Read More
2022-11-11 17:03
We may not know who controls either house of Congress yet, but at least we have Stephen Colbert to cheer us up.
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2022-11-10 11:01
Republicans love to blame everyone else (Democrats, emigrants, gays, Jews, Blacks, and on and on) for their problems, but they are now turning on each other. And (hallelujah!) they are espec… Read More
2022-11-09 19:09
The Democratic Party tried a rather risky gambit during the midterm election. During the primaries, they promoted far-right Trump-loving candidates (even running ads for them), assuming that… Read More
2022-11-09 04:54
Hopefully I’m not being premature (it isn’t even midnight on the East Coast yet), but there seem to be two pieces of good news happening in the midterm elections.
First, a &ld&hell…Read More
2022-10-07 20:57
If you are wondering why I’m not posting much right now, I’m traveling, and to places where mostly no internet exists. I’ll be back at work in November. but meanwhile, here… Read More
2022-09-19 01:08
It seems like Florida governor, Trump wannabe, and potential presidential aspirant in 2024, Ron DeSantis, likes to use stunts to get attention. There’s just one problem — they se… Read More
2022-09-06 04:01
Last week, Joe Biden laid a trap for Donald Trump, as well as the entire Republican Party, and TFG fell for it, hook, line, and sinker.
As has been noted repeatedly, Republicans desperate… Read More
2022-09-02 20:53
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wants badly to be Speaker of the House, and there is a strong chance that Republicans will take control of the House at the midterm elections. There’s just one bi… Read More
2022-08-27 04:35
Whatever you want to call it: Swindling the swindlers, or grifting the grifters.
We already know that Donald Trump was illegally keeping confidential, highly classified documents at his p… Read More
2022-08-21 00:14
From the NY Times:
Although Trump White House officials were warned about the proper handling of sensitive material, aides said Mr. Trump had little interest in the security of government… Read More
2022-08-18 15:02
Are you confused or having trouble keeping track of all the different legal actions against Donald Trump? Or do you just want to know if Trump will eventually pay for all his crimes?
Vani… Read More
2022-08-14 18:22
Lawrence O’Donnell talks to three highly qualified, serious-minded people (a former US Solicitor General, former FBI General Counsel, and a current national security attorney) about th… Read More
2022-08-10 20:01
Donald Trump invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer any questions from the NY attorney general, who is investigating whether Trump is guilty of fraud in the valuation of his propert… Read More
2022-08-07 15:37
It is so great to see that Randy Rainbow is still at it. Warning: this is not safe for work! And neither is the original song from which this was made.
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2022-08-04 20:44
This is a followup to my last post about the ballot initiative in Kansas. Stephen Colbert gives us a more in-depth look at the other elections that happened at the same time:
He also wa… Read More
2022-08-03 21:36
This is what overreach looks like.
For years, Republicans courted Evangelicals by giving lip service to right-to-life zealots, homophobes, racists, and other right-wing social issue voter… Read More
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